James Anderson (cognitive scientist)
James A. Anderson (born July 31, 1940 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American professor of cognitive science and linguistics at Brown University . His research area is the application of neural networks in cognitive science.
James Anderson studied biology and later physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he received his Ph.D. for a work on the nervous system of Aplysia . After residencies at the University of California, Los Angeles , from 1967 to 1971 and at Rockefeller University from 1971 to 1973, he has worked at Brown University since then.
One result of Anderson's research is what is known as the BOD model, the abbreviation for "Brain State in a Box".
Fonts
- An Introduction to Neural Networks , MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1995. ISBN 0262510812
- With Edward Rosenfeld (ed.): Talking Nets - An Oral History of Neural Networks. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1998, paperback 2000. ISBN 0262511118
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anderson, James A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cognitive scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |